Pto (Power Take-Off); Pto Operation; Pto Select Lever; Pto Clutch Lever - Kubota LA340 Operator's Manual

PTO OPERATION

PTO (POWER TAKE-OFF)

PTO OPERATION
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Before operation of PTO, be sure to select the
position of the PTO-select-lever (mid
rear , rear
• Disengage PTO, stop the engine, and allow all
rotating components to come to a complete
stop before connecting,
adjusting, or cleaning
equipment.

1. PTO select lever

IMPORTANT :
• To avoid shock when loading to the PTO,
reduce the engine accelerator from full to half
speed by pushing up on the engine accelerator
when engaging the PTO. Then open the
accelerator to the full speed.
• To avoid damage of transmission, when the
PTO-select-lever is
slightly shift the PTO-clutch-lever.
The tractor has a 540 rpm rear PTO speed and a
2500 rpm mid PTO speed.
(1) PTO select lever
(A) Mid PTO position
Mid PTO
To use the mid PTO, shift the PTO-select-lever to the
mid PTO position and the PTO-clutch-lever to the
on position. The mid PTO is available for KUBOTA
approved implements.
BX23S, LA340, BT603
, mid/
).
disconnecting,
any PTO driven
not smoothly shifted,
(B) Mid-Rear-PTO position
(C) Rear-PTO position
(1) Mid PTO
Mid-Rear PTO
To use the mid PTO and the rear PTO at the same
time, shift the PTO-select-lever to the mid-rear PTO
position and the PTO-clutch-lever to the on
position.
Rear PTO
To use the rear PTO, shift the PTO-select-lever to the
rear PTO position and the PTO-clutch-lever to
the on position.

2. PTO clutch lever

The PTO-clutch-lever engages or disengages the PTO
clutch which gives the PTO independent control.
IMPORTANT :
• To avoid shock when loading to the PTO,
reduce the engine accelerator from full to half
speed by pushing up on the engine accelerator
when engaging the PTO. Then open the
accelerator to the full speed.
• When you engage the PTO clutch, shift the
PTO-clutch-lever slowly to avoid damage to the
PTO clutch and implement. Do not keep the
PTO-clutch-lever half way.
Shift the PTO-clutch-lever to the on
engage the PTO clutch. Shift the PTO-clutch-lever to
the off position to disengage the PTO clutch.
PTO (POWER TAKE-OFF)
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